| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Karaman, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | J2 | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | −48 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Karaman GSK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 5 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Cahide Eke (born 25 January 2000) is a Turkish Paralympic judoka. [1] [2]
Eke started performing para judo at the age of 15 when she met a judo coach during the opening ceremony of her high school. After two-month training, she took part at the Turkish Championships, and became winner. She was then admitted to the national team. She is a member of her local club Karaman GSK, [3] and competes in the 48 kg J2 division. She has five Turkish champion titles. [1]
In 2019, she competed in the -52 kg event at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Genova, Italy, and took the fifth place. [1] [4]
She won the bronze medal at the 2024 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Germany in Heidelberg. [1]
For the Paralympics, she exercized at the Olympics Preparation Center in Kastamonu. [1] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg J2 event. [5] [6]
Cahide Eke was born on 25 January 2000. [5] She lives in Karaman, Turkey. [7]
She is visual impaired at 90% visual acuity loss, almost blind, due to congenital albinism. [1]
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